Lethal
(and potentially-lethal)
Crimes

on 'the Peninsula' - 2015

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INTRODUCTION :

Scroll down this page to see brief descriptions of instances of some lethal (or potentially lethal) crimes committed in 2015 on 'the Peninsula' --- the peninsula between the James and York rivers in southern Virginia --- a metropolitan area including the cities of Hampton and Newport News --- part of the 'Hampton Roads' area of Virginia.

Most of these crime instances were recorded from a 'Local News - Briefs' section of the Daily Press newspaper.

The eventual purpose of this page is to provide a map of the Peninsula area that includes markers to show the locations of violent crimes (or potentially violent crimes) --- for a period of about a year.

For now, each crime is shown on a map with a single marker for that crime.

Eventually, the plan is to provide a large map showing markers (plural) for all the listed crimes for the year.


The emphasis is on shootings that may or may not have resulted in a death.

However, other crimes --- such as armed robberies, burglaries, car jackings, rapes, purse snatching, etc. --- may also be recorded --- because, if things go 'haywire', someone may be killed or seriously maimed.


The Maps and Map Links

The maps and map links on this page are created by means of HTML-Javascript code as described on this Notes on Making Crime Maps page.

A link to a large map of the streets on 'the Peninsula' is to be placed here eventually.


Enough of this 'introduction'.

Below is a list of many 2015 Peninsula crime instances --- from January through December.

Table of Contents:

(links to sections of this page, below)

(The crime-instances are ordered by date-of-occurence
within each 'month-of-year' section.)

JAN   FEB   MAR   APR   MAY   JUN  

JUL   AUG   SEP   OCT   NOV   DEC  

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JAN
  • DATE: ???
    CRIME: ???
    LOCATION: ???
    VICTIM(s): ???
    SUSPECT(s): ???
    REPORTED IN: Daily Press, 2015 mmm dd
    NOTES:

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  • DATE: ???
    CRIME: ???
    LOCATION: ???
    VICTIM(s): ???
    SUSPECT(s): ???
    REPORTED IN: Daily Press, 2015 mmm dd
    NOTES:

      ???

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FEB
  • DATE: ???
    CRIME: ???
    LOCATION: ???
    VICTIM(s): ???
    SUSPECT(s): ???
    REPORTED IN: Daily Press, 2015 mmm dd
    NOTES:

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  • DATE: ???
    CRIME: ???
    LOCATION: ???
    VICTIM(s): ???
    SUSPECT(s): ???
    REPORTED IN: Daily Press, 2015 mmm dd
    NOTES:

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MAR
  • DATE: ???
    CRIME: ???
    LOCATION: ???
    VICTIM(s): ???
    SUSPECT(s): ???
    REPORTED IN: Daily Press, 2015 mmm dd
    NOTES:

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  • DATE: ???
    CRIME: ???
    LOCATION: ???
    VICTIM(s): ???
    SUSPECT(s): ???
    REPORTED IN: Daily Press, 2015 mmm dd
    NOTES:

      ???

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APR
  • DATE: 2015 Apr 1, Wednesday ~9PM
    CRIME: Armed Robbery
    LOCATION: Hampton, Virginia, 2100 block of Cunningham Drive
    Latitude: 37.047803
    Longitude: -76.382801
    VICTIM(s): 23-year-old man
    SUSPECT(s): ???
    REPORTED IN: Daily Press, 2015 Apr 4, Saturday
    NOTES:

      A man robbed another man in the Coliseum Central section of Hampton, Wednesday, April 1. The incident happened just before 9PM in the 2100 block of Cunningham Drive. A 23-year-old Newport News man told police he was approached by a man who pulled out a gun and demanded money. The robber took an undisclosed amount of money and a cellphone, then fled on foot. The robber was described as a male, who is possibly Hispanic, about 20 to 25 years old. He is 5 feet 5 inches to 5 feet 7 inches tall with a thin build.

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  • DATE: 2015 Apr 3, early Friday morning (or late Thursday)
    CRIME: Police and civlian vehicles vandalized
    LOCATION: Hampton, Virginia, Wilsondale Apartments, parking lot,
    near North King Street and West Mercury Blvd
    LATITUDE: 37.046698
    LONGITUDE: -76.347316
    VICTIM(s): owners of about 5 vehicles
    SUSPECT(s): ???
    REPORTED IN: Daily Press, 2015 Apr 4, Saturday
    NOTES:

      Someone smashed the windows of both a Hampton police car and a Virginia State Police car, and rummaged through other vehicles in the parking lot of an apartment complex late Thursday or early Friday. The incident happened in the parking lot of the Wilsondale Apartments, which is near N. King Street and W. Mercury Boulevard. The person or people got into both police vehicles by breaking out the glass to the driver's side windows. Ammunition was taken from the state trooper's car. Also, three civilian vehicles were rummaged through, and a credit card was reported missing. All three of the latter vehicles appeared to have been unlocked.

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  • DATE: 2015 Apr 3, Friday
    CRIME: Armed Robbery, drug store
    LOCATION: Hampton, Virginia, 918 West Mercury Blvd, a CVS drug store
    LATITUDE: 37.044681
    LONGITUDE: -76.375934
    VICTIM(s): Clerk at CVS drug store
    SUSPECT(s): Antonio Tashawn Valderrama, 19, of the 100 block of Tanglewood Drive
    REPORTED IN: Daily Press, 2015 Apr 11, Saturday
    NOTES:

      A Hampton CVS store was robbed in the first week of April 2015. Just after 2:30AM April 3, police were called to the store at 918 W. Mercury Blvd, where they learned that someone had gone into the store, brandished a gun and demanded money. After taking the cash, the man ran away. Shortly after the robbery, police arrested Antonio Tashawn Valderrama, 19, of the 100 block of Tanglewood Drive. He was charged with robbery, burglary and two counts of use of a firearm in commission of a felony. Valderrama was in the custody of the Hampton City Jail.

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  • DATE: 2015 Apr 4, Saturday morning ~1AM
    CRIME: Armed Robbery, and assault by a group of people
    LOCATION: Newport News, Virginia, 400 block of Hustings Lane
    LATITUDE: 37.137244
    LONGITUDE: -76.538761
    VICTIM(s): 29-year-old man
    SUSPECT(s): ???
    REPORTED IN: Daily Press, 2015 Apr 8, Wednesday
    NOTES:

      A 29-year-old Newport News man was robbed at gunpoint and then attacked by a group of people, he told police early Saturday morning. Officers responded to the 400 block of Hustings Lane a few minutes before 1:15AM to the report of a fight in progress and found a group of people. The man told police he had been at the home of a person who lived nearby when someone pulled out a gun and took money from him. He grabbed his child and left the home. Outside, seven people attacked the man, punching and kicking him seveeral times. The man suffered a knee injury and was taken to a local hospital. No arrests were made. The incident was under investigation.

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  • DATE: 2015 Apr 4, Saturday early morning ~12:30AM
    CRIME: Armed Robbery
    LOCATION: Newport News, Virginia, 2600 block of Jefferson Avenue
    LATITUDE: 36.982433
    LONGITUDe: -76.421326
    VICTIM(s): 51-year-old man
    SUSPECT(s): ???
    REPORTED IN: Daily Press, 2015 Apr 8, Wednesday
    NOTES:

      Someone made off with a man's cash and juice bottle after pointing a gun at him outside a store early Saturday morning. Just after 12:30AM, officers responded to 28th Street and Madison Avenue, where they met with a 51-year-old Newport News man. The man told police that he had been outside a store in the 2600 block of Jefferson Avenue when someone brandished a gun and told him to give him everything he had. He gave the person the cash and juice, and afterward the robber got into a newer-model gold car driven by a woman and left toward 26th Street and Jefferson Avenue. The man's attacker stands about 6 feet tall and has a heavy build and was seen wearing a yellow shirt and jacket.

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  • DATE: 2015 Apr 5, Sunday
    CRIME: Robbery
    LOCATION: Hampton, Virginia, McDonald's at 1101 West Queen Street
    LATITUDE: 37.025538
    LONGITUDE: -76.363719
    VICTIM(s): 56-year-old man
    SUSPECT(s): ???
    REPORTED IN: Daily Press, 2015 Apr 7, Tueday
    NOTES:

      A man was forced into a bathroom inside a Hampton McDonald's on Sunday afternoon and then robbed. Officers were called to the restaurant, at 1101 West Queen Street, just after 3PM. The man, a 56-year-old Newport News resident, told officers the robber took an undisclosed amount of cash and then fled the restaurant on foot. The man was not injured, and no weapon was involved in the incident. The robber was described as a black male with a medium complexion, about 5 feet 10 inches to 5 feet 11 inches with a heavy build. He is either bald or has a very short haircut.

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  • DATE: 2015 Apr 9, Thursday
    CRIME: Apartment, cars hit by bullets
    LOCATION: Newport News, Virginia, Dresden Dr and Adams Dr, South Morrison section of the city
    LATITUDE: 37.056706
    LONGITUDE: -76.460135
    VICTIM(s): owners of 2 vehicles and an apartment
    SUSPECT(s): ???
    REPORTED IN: Daily Press, 2015 Apr 11, Saturday
    NOTES:

      An apartment and two cars were damaged by gunfire in the South Morrison section of Newport News on Thursday Apr 9. Officers were called to the area of Dresden and Adams drives about 7:40PM to a report of shots. When they arrived, they found two vehicles that had been damaged by bullets. Several hours later, a resident called to report that her apartment had also been hit.

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  • DATE: 2015 Apr 9, Thursday night
    CRIME: Armed Robbery, man shot
    LOCATION: Hampton, Virginia, 1100 block of North King Street, off West Mercury Blvd
    LATITUDE: 37.044356
    LONGITUDE: -76.348172
    VICTIM(s): 40-year-old man
    SUSPECT(s): two men, unknown
    REPORTED IN: Daily Press, 2015 Apr 11, Saturday
    NOTES:

      A 40-year-old Hampton man was shot after two people tried to rob him near Langley Square in Hampton on Thursday night. The incident happened in the 1100 block of N. King Street, which is off West Mercury Blvd. Officers were called about 9:40PM and found the man on the sidewalk suffering from a gunshot wound. The man was taken to a hospital for treatment. Officers believe the man was approached by two unknown individuals who pulled out a gun and demanded money. He was shot during the incident, and the individuals fled the area on foot without taking anything from him. Police had no suspect description information.

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  • DATE: 2015 Apr 11, Saturday
    CRIME: Shooting, man wounded
    LOCATION: Newport News, Virginia, 4200 block of Newsome Drive
    LATITUDE: 36.995672
    LONGITUDE: -76.419758
    VICTIM(s): 19-year-old man
    SUSPECT(s): Lamone Sharqwame Grady (20) and Jamel Raheim Mohammad (21)
    REPORTED IN: Daily Press, 2015 Apr 15, Wednesday
    NOTES:

      Police and medics were called to the 4200 block of Newsome Drive just before 6PM Saturday. The 19-year-old man was taken to a local hospital for gunshot wounds. Several days later two men were arrested in connection with the Saturday shooting in Southeast Newport News that left the man injured. Lamonte Sharqwame Grady, 20, of the 300 block of Fox Hill ROad in Hampton, and Jamel Raheim Mohammad, 21, of the 300 block of Hickory Point Boulevard in Newport News, were charged with malicious wounding and use of a firearm in commission of a felony. Grady also was charged with having a concealed weapon, and both were in the custody of Newport News City Jail.

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  • DATE: 2015 Apr 12, Sunday
    CRIME: Armed Robbery, victim fired at
    LOCATION: Hampton, Virginia, 930 LaSalle Ave, Tinee Giant store
    Latitude: 37.025932
    Longitude: -76.362828
    VICTIM(s): 20-year-old man
    SUSPECT(s): ???
    REPORTED IN: Daily Press, 2015 Apr 15, Wednesday
    NOTES:

      A 20-year-old Hampton man was shot at and robbed in front of a convenience store Sunday afternoon. Officers responded to Tinee Giant at 930 LaSalle Ave. just after 1:15PM. There the man told them that someone got out of a vehicle, showed a gun and demanded money from him. The man with the gun then fired once in the direction of the victim, took his cash and drove away. Police were looking for a black man standing about 5 feet 10 inches to 6 feet 1 inch and appearing to be about 30 to 40 years old and seen driving a late model Honda Accord.

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  • DATE: 2015 Apr 14, Tuesday
    CRIME: Stabbing, wounding, larceny
    LOCATION: Newport News, Virginia, 4600 block of Madison Ave.
    LATITUDE: 36.996579
    LONGITUDE: -76.427074
    VICTIM(s): 28-year-old man
    SUSPECT(s): Kevin Todd Gatewood
    REPORTED IN: Daily Press, 2015 Apr 17, Friday
    NOTES:

      A 46-year-old Newport News man was arrested on stabbing, wounding and larceny charged. Police responded to the 4600 block of Madison Avenue about 1:30AM Tuesday in reference to a 911 hang-up call. There, they found a 28-year-old Newport News man with lacerations on his back and left arm. The man was taken to a local hospital for treatment. The man told police the name of a person he said attacked him with a knife. Officers located and arrested Kevin Todd Gatewood in connection with the incident. Gatewood had a previous felony warrant on file in connection with an incident Jan 5 at the Wawa store at 14803 Warwick Blvd. In that incident, a male entered the sotre and stole four boxes of cigarettes from behind the counter. The manager confronted him, but he was able to get into a vehicle and flee the scene. Newport News officers investigated the incident and obtained warrants for Gatewood. He was arrested Tuesday in connection with both incidents. He was charged with grand larceny, assault: shoot, stab in commission of a felony, and malicious wounding.

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  • DATE: 2015 Apr 15, Wednesday
    CRIME: Armed Robbery
    LOCATION: Newport News, Virginia, 9825 Jefferson Avenue
    LATITUDE: 37.03007
    LONGITUDE: -76.452045
    VICTIM(s): clerk at Quick Pick store
    SUSPECT(s): two black males, ?who?
    REPORTED IN: Daily Press, 2015 Apr 17, Friday
    NOTES:

      Two men robbed the clerk at a Quick Pick store at gunpoint Wednesday night, 15 April 2015. The robbery happened just after 9:30PM at the store at 9825 Jefferson Avenue. The store is located about a block from the police department's headquarters. The clerk told officers that two unknown men entered the store and robbed him at gunpoint. One man went around the counter and ordered him to the floor. The second leaned over the counter and grabbed currency and cigarettes. The first is a black male, about 5 feet 9 inches tall and 200 pounds. He was wearing a black jacket with gray sleeves, black gloves, a black hooded shirt and a black stocking cap over his face. He was carrying a firearm believed to be black in color. The second person is described as a black male, about 5 feet 7 inches tall. He was wearing a blue hooded shirt and a bandanna covering the lower part of his face.

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  • DATE: 2015 Apri 19, Sunday
    CRIME: Double-Shooting, one killed, one wounded
    LOCATION: Newport News, Virginia, South Morrison section of the city
    Latitude: 37.05763
    Longitude: -76.453416
    VICTIM(s): 20-year-old Trenton Huffman killed
    SUSPECT(s): ???
    REPORTED IN: Daily Press, 2015 Apr 21, Tuesday
    NOTES:

      A 20-year-old man, Trenton Huffman, of the 100 block of Wells Court, was identified as a man killed in a double-shooting in the South Morrison section of Newport News. The second victim told police he was walking in the area when he heard gunshots and was shot. No suspects at the time.

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MAY
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    CRIME: ???
    LOCATION: ???
    VICTIM(s): ???
    SUSPECT(s): ???
    REPORTED IN: Daily Press, 2015 mmm dd
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JUN
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    LOCATION: ???
    VICTIM(s): ???
    SUSPECT(s): ???
    REPORTED IN: Daily Press, 2015 mmm dd
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    REPORTED IN: Daily Press, 2015 mmm dd
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JUL
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    VICTIM(s): ???
    SUSPECT(s): ???
    REPORTED IN: Daily Press, 2015 mmm dd
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    REPORTED IN: Daily Press, 2015 mmm dd
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AUG
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    VICTIM(s): ???
    SUSPECT(s): ???
    REPORTED IN: Daily Press, 2015 mmm dd
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    REPORTED IN: Daily Press, 2015 mmm dd
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SEP
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    CRIME: ???
    LOCATION: ???
    VICTIM(s): ???
    SUSPECT(s): ???
    REPORTED IN: Daily Press, 2015 mmm dd
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    SUSPECT(s): ???
    REPORTED IN: Daily Press, 2015 mmm dd
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OCT
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    CRIME: ???
    LOCATION: ???
    VICTIM(s): ???
    SUSPECT(s): ???
    REPORTED IN: Daily Press, 2015 mmm dd
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NOV
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    CRIME: ???
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    VICTIM(s): ???
    SUSPECT(s): ???
    REPORTED IN: Daily Press, 2015 mmm dd
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    LOCATION: ???
    VICTIM(s): ???
    SUSPECT(s): ???
    REPORTED IN: Daily Press, 2015 mmm dd
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DEC
  • DATE: 2015 Dec 30, ~5:45 PM
    CRIME: Drive-by shooting
    LOCATION: Newport News, Virginia, Madison Ave and 30th Street
    LATITUDE: 36.985718
    LONGITUDE: -76.420361
    VICTIM(s): Damian Ramon Terry, 33 years old, died
    SUSPECT(s): ???
    REPORTED IN: Daily Press, in a follow-up story, in 2018 (!) Apr 30
    NOTES:

      A dark-colored car drove by. Someone fired out a window.

      From the 2018 April Daily Press story:
      "one of dozens of Peninusula homicides over the past few years"
      and
      "of 41 killings in Newport News and Hampton last year [2017] alone,
      28 (68%) remain unsolved"

      Fiancee, Shannon Brown, offers $10,000 for info --- according to a front page article in 2018 Apr 30 Daily Press newspaper.

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    LOCATION: ???
    VICTIM(s): ???
    SUSPECT(s): ???
    REPORTED IN: Daily Press, 2015 mmm dd
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Page was started 2018 May 09.

Page was changed 2018 May 14.
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Page was changed 2019 Feb 19.
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Jan, Feb, Mar, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov
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